How-To Guide 4: Containerize Your Marketing AI with Docker

Docker packages your scripts with all dependencies so they run identically everywhere—your laptop, a server, or the cloud.

# Dockerfile for a marketing AI agent
FROM python:3.11-slim

WORKDIR /app

COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

COPY . .

# Environment variables (set at runtime, not in Dockerfile)
ENV ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=''
ENV GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN=''

CMD ["python", "agent.py"]

# Build and run:
# docker build -t campaign-agent .
# docker run -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY='your-key' campaign-agent

# Deploy to Google Cloud Run:
# gcloud run deploy campaign-agent \
#   --image gcr.io/PROJECT/campaign-agent \
#   --set-env-vars ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key